Hog ringing and loading chute



Junels, '1923.

1,458,996 B. R. SIGLIN HoG RINGING AND'LOADIG TJHUTE F'iledJune 28 19222 Sheets-Sheet l Pff.

a Hoz 14mg June 19, 1923.

B. R. SIGLIN Hoe RINGING AND LOADING QHUTE Filed June 28. 2 Sheets-Sheet2 Patented .lime 19,1923. i i

BERT n. steun, orv AURELIA, iowa.' l

Hoe 'RINGING AND LOADING CHUTE. i l

'Application med June 2s,

To aZZwho'nL-.z't may concern `Be it known that I, Bear R. SIGLIN, al`citizen of the United States, residing "wat Aurelia, in the county ofCherokee, State of Iowa, have'invented certa-innew anduse ful.Improvements in rHogaRinging and Loadingn Chutes; Vand I dol'herebydeclare thefollowing to beafull, clear, and exact description oftheinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make yand use the same'. This invention rela-tes to new`andluseful improvements in live-stock handling devices, andparticularly to devices for loading and ringing hogs.

One object of the invention is to provide a loadingchute which isadapted for use in holding hogs while ringing them, such means beingreadily removable to permit the device to be used for loading andunloading the animals.

Another object of the invention is to proright operative position.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings; f y Figure 1 is a side elevation of a hogringing andloading device madein accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is an end view of the same. Figure 3 is a top plan view ofthedevice. Figure 4 is a vertical transversesectional view on the line 4 4of Figure 3, showing the means for holding the sides in uprightposition. Y v

Referring particularly to the accompany- `ing drawings, 10 and 11.represent a pair of arched supports, each leg of each of `which isformed with a longitudinal series of L- shaped notchesin one edgethereof, for they reception of the ends `of thetransverse bars or rods12. The support 10 is of greater height than'thesupport 11, as clearlyseen in the side and end views of the drawings; Ar-

1922. serial No. 571,481.y y.

I' li ranged lto ybe supported by the rods .12' isl the platform 13,bifurcatedf members 14 beingy secured to the lower face, of one end of.

the platform, for. straddlingv engagement withone ofthe said rods,whereby to prevent the platform sliding longitudinally of the device,vHinged tol eachofl the longer sides of theplatformlfisaslatted sideiwallor y fence 15, which is .adapted to be'ffolded down onto-the.platform, when-thedevice is not in use,or when itis to be stored ortransported. Projecting .horizontally from 1 vopposite sides ,ofy theplatform, and secured. tothe lower face thereof, is an apertured ear-16, andv disfv i y posed inl each of these ears isthe lower end ofavertical rod 17, the upper'end of which is hooked, as at' 18, andengaged over the upper edge `rof the side wall 15, when said wall is ina vertical position, for the purpose of maintaining said wall in suchvvertical or upright position. f Y

Secured to the inner face of each of the side walls 15, are the pairs ofbattens. or

guide strips 19 and 20, the former being arranged toreceive therebetweenthe vertical end edges of the gate 21, while the latter is arranged toreceive .therebetween the gate` 22, which latter gate is formed with ankopening 23, for'the head of a hog to be ringed. A stanchion bar24 ispivotally `mounted in' hedopening 23,' for holding the animals It"willbe noted that therods 12 are so adjusted in their respective archedsupports as to dispose the lrunway in aninclined po,- sition, with thehigher end at the support 10j Hinged to the'upper' end ofthe platformisa tail gate 25, and hinged vto the adjacent` `end of geach side wall15` isa horizontally swingable gate 26, the formerbeing arranged i torest on the sill or entrance of a car doorway, or the rear end of thebed of a wagon, for/the animals to walk' upon, when being transferred.'Ihegatesl are arranged to beclosed to stop the animals when asuilicient number have been transferred.v l

Pivotally 4connected to each leg of each 'l ofthe supports 10 and 11 isa link 27, those at each vside of the kdevice being connected i by meansof a break-joint hinge 28,.whereby to permit thefsupports 10 and 11 tobe moved toward each other, for the purpose of folding the device,afterthe platform has been removed andproperly folded.

j It will, of course, be understood, that` when the device is to be usedas a loading or unloading device, the gates* 2l and are removed.

Also, when the device is used With the gates, for ringing` hogs, theplatform. is lowered, by means of the rods 12, so that the platform isin an approximately hori- Zontal position.

As an additional meansfo. holding the bars 27 against movement, withrespect to the arched members. l() and ll, removable pins Q9 are disposldi` through the legsofi'the arched members. and theends of said' bars,the pinsv being connected to the bars by ivmeans of the 'chains 30', toprevent loss offV the pins.

YVhat is claimed is: 1. A device of the class described includiingarched supports,l a platform ext-endingi between and adjustable on thesupports, and

foldable connections between the supports.

2. A device of the class described'including a` pair. of spaced archedsupports, fold-- able links connecting the supports, a plat- 'formdisposed 'longitudinally between the supports, means on they platformand the supports for verticaladjustment of the ends of the platform, andtoldable sides on the platform having,- means for holding the latteriuvertical` position.

A device of the class described including supports, a platform on thesupports, toldable sides on the platform, apertured ears extending`laterally from the platforni,l

aud vertical rods liaviirgA theirlower ends disposed mrt-he earsandahavifng hooks-on their upper ends yeng-agedy over thegupper edges otthe 'said` sides, .said rods' lying` against the Wider faces ofthe-sides.- Y

-n testimony whereou aliix my signa-l

